Chelou “She Rock I Roll” Out Of Sight This is definitely a mix of styles that, on paper, doesn’t have a chance in hell of working. The sound is as if Leonard Cohen met electronic ambient dance music, and you … Continue Reading
Majken “Fainted Love” Dancing Mountains I love this woman’s voice. Where so many female singers try to hit the highest notes possible, Majken has a wonderful, deep, almost tenor voice. LA-based, Nordic Indie pop star Majken is influenced by the … Continue Reading
Holy Oak “Second Son” Second Son There is something extremely beautiful yet creepy in Holy Oak’s new album. Here is Holy Oak’s self-description: Singer-songwriter Neil Holyoak has been a student of anthropology, a small-time sheet metal salesman, nihilistic futurist, amateur … Continue Reading
2016 was a spectacular and sad year for music. We saw/heard the beautiful wrath of Beyonce’s Lemonade, fell into Radiohead’s moon-shaped pool, said goodbye to David Bowie and Prince–two of the most legendary musical icons ever, grooved to the sounds … Continue Reading
Casey Stratton “Weight Of The World” The Collective Sigh As usual, Casey Stratton has released a new album of beautiful songs about love and betrayal, pain and joy, loss and winning. Stratton is an super independent artist who makes … Continue Reading
Cigarettes After Sex “K.” One of the most beautiful bands out there, Cigarettes After Sex is an ambient pop group based out of Brooklyn, NY led by songwriter Greg Gonzalez. Formed in 2008, the group consists of keyboardist Phillip Tubbs, bassist Randy Miller and … Continue Reading
Leonard Cohen “You Want It Darker” You Want It Darker There is absolutely nothing I can to this song. This is Cohen’s goodbye, just like “Lazarus” was Bowie’s goodbye. This is an amazingly beautiful and heartbreaking song by one of … Continue Reading
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds “Jesus Alone” Skeleton Key Nick Cave is definitely one of the greatest singer/songwriters up there with PJ Harvey and Leonard Cohen. On “Jesus Alone”, Nick scores again with one of his most beautiful yet … Continue Reading
Guardian Ghost Guardian Ghost “Sailor” Shadowlands Do you miss Radiohead? Guardian Ghost is definitely their successor. With these deep lyrics, beautiful brooding voice, and tremendous music, this band from LA gets under your skin. Jesse Glick, lead singer/writer, has assembled … Continue Reading